🦉 Think all owls hoot? Think again! The Eastern Screech Owl has some of the cutest (and strangest) calls in the forest. 🐴 Their whinny sounds like a little horse—used to defend their territory. 🐸 Their bouncy trill sounds like a toad—used for pairs to stay in touch.Nature is full of surprises, and owls are incredible communicators. 🌌💬 Have you ever heard an Eastern Screech Owl? Comment below & share this with a friend who loves wildlife!#EasternScreechOwl #OwlsOfFacebook #BirdSounds #Nature

Teamwork Helps A Screech Owl Return Home part 2/2 On a warm spring evening, this Eastern Screech Owl eagerly launched into the skies as she returned to her home territory. Making a beautiful turn and ascending into the treetops, she happily perched on a nearby branch. Home again. Teamwork helped make this possible. Support from many of you and collaboration with wildlife veterinarian, Dr Bakken, helped this owl return home. A habitat with an abundance of trees, understory bushes and shrubs, and

Twin release! These two Eastern Screech-Owl babies we admitted this spring were returned back near their original home once passing hunting school and reaching their full maturity. Eastern Screech-Owls are the most common owl found throughout Virginia, being able to exist in both fairly urban areas and natural areas as long as they have suitable nesting habitat. Just like bluebirds, these small owls roost and breed in both natural and man-made tree cavities. And just like bluebirds, you can buil